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The longtime UFC commentator believes the promotion’s standard pay structure leaves too much of a fighter’s earnings dependent on the result, even when the outcome can be influenced by factors outside the athlete’s control.
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Joe Rogan argues UFC fighters should receive larger guaranteed purses instead of having significant pay tied to a win bonus
Under the UFC’s longtime payment model, fighters receive a guaranteed purse for competing and typically double their pay in victory, although individual contracts can vary significantly based on status and tenure. Rogan has long criticized this system.
“That is the most bullsh*t part of the UFC, you get both your paychecks [only if you win],” Rogan said on his podcast while speaking to former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling. “F*ck off. F*ck off with that. I hate it. That drives me nuts.”
Rogan believes athletes should instead receive a larger guaranteed purse without nearly half of their income being dependent on the result. He argues that the win bonus doesn’t add any extra incentive in a fight.
“It should be you get paid what you get paid,” Rogan added. “There’s no one who’s fighting harder because you think you’re going to get a win bonus. You’re fighting as hard as you possibly can. At the highest level, you’re not incentivizing people to fight harder; you’re just giving too much of their career, too much of their future, too much of their actual ‘How are they going to feed their family?’ to the whims of people that sometimes get it wrong.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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